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TIL Doc Martens are named after nazi doctor, Klaus Martens.

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Lk8jd TIL that Queen Elizabeth II sends a greeting card to anyone in the United Kingdom or a Commonwealth realm celebrating their 100th or 105th birthday, and every birthday after that.
4k4Bo TIL that 47% of people in prison (USA) are dyslexic. General population estimates are around 20%. Link to PDF study
lrG7 Til one man was almost solely responsible for the creation of NSYNC, Backstreet Boys, LFO, O-town, and the career of Aaron Carter. He died last year in prison serving a 25 year sentence for money laundering.
l7Pj7 TIL Franklin the Turtle was inspired based on a line from an episode of MAS*H
lop67 TIL of the Laconia Incident, in which a German U-Boat conducting rescue operations upon Allied troops was deliberately attacked by a US bomber.